iggywench BSN, RN

Is the Parental Bill of Rights state-specific? I'm in Texas, and I haven't been informed of anything that would affect my practice.

I should not have to remind the teachers at my high school not to send students just to get a snack!

In my district, we cannot give medication that is not FDA-approved, even with doctor's orders. As the school nurse, I have the final say as to whether I am willing to give a medication.

In my district, we wear a red hang tag behind our school ID with "RN" in big white letters on it. Our aides have a green hang tag behind their ID that says "Aide". I feel like they make it easy to distinguish ourselves in the buildings; no one else...

I plan to return next year. I switched to my dream school this past fall, and where my daughter will go to high school in 3 years. My administrators are amazing, and I am looking forward to what a "normal" school year will eventually be without con...

My director was able to partner with a local clinic last week, and they offered 80 doses of the Moderna vaccine to the nurses, clinic aides, and athletic trainers in my district. There were also a couple of police officers and district admin who rec...

I am in TX, and received an email about this yesterday. It would appear that we will be doing it here, too. It seems like a good idea, but my concerns (like other previous comments) would be parents sending sick students to school just to be tested...

Have any of you ever done any Red Ribbon Week presentations? I'm at a large high school in Texas, and the previous nurse would make presentations about different types of drugs during the announcements every day during Red Ribbon Week. What she use...

I lucked out, and convinced the HOSA club to handle the announcements this week. COVID has picked back up here, and I wasn't sure I'd be available to go to the office every day to make the announcement.

I am anxiously awaiting the fallout from Homecoming next weekend. The dance is canceled, but there is still a pep rally and football game. The students are still planning parties, limo rentals, dinners out together, and beach house rentals for the ...

I got the position at my dream school, and now have a 7-minute commute to work! It is the school that my son attended, and my daughter will be here in 3 years. Plus, this campus has supportive admin, the students have manners, and the parents have ...

Welcome! I would start by knowing your state's immunization requirements and screening requirements, depending on the grade levels you will be working with. If you are part of a school district, try reaching out to another nurse in the district to ...

I ordered an iHealth one this week that seems decent. It was $56 with tax, and had good reviews. The two that my school ordered were cheapies that don't even turn on, so I bought my own. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075QQ8VZW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b...

I'm in the Houston area, and right now, we are scheduled to return on May 4th. The school year was originally supposed to end on May 28th. I really don't think we are going to return this year, and I've heard that Houston is possibly going to be on...

My district is supposed to be coming up with a protocol to use, if and when we return to school. I also feel like we need very specific instructions to give to the teachers, so they don't panic and send every student to the clinic who "feels warm" o...

I am not a CSN; it's not required, nor would there be any financial incentive for me to get it. I am an RN, and call myself a school nurse. Our district staffs every school with an RN, and we have a director above us. We are on the teacher salary ...

I apologize if this has been discussed before, but I searched, and couldn't find anything. As a school nurse, what is our responsibility if a student reveals to us that she is pregnant, and asks us not to tell anyone? This topic came up in a meeti...

I have a bulletin board with a monthly school events calendar that I am in charge of, I am the resident pill identifier, and several staff members bring me their lab results to discuss. I use Google on my phone to look up the tests, but that doesn't...

I love having nursing students! I've precepted many over the years, and really enjoy showing them that school nursing is not all bandaids and ice packs. Most of them truly want to learn, and leave with a new appreciation for our field. I give them...

I've heard that having them suck on a marshmallow will help, but then students will find out you have marshmallows... I usually make them some lemon ginger tea with honey, and that seems to help. Besides that, I have a spiel about sinus drainage an...

Not a stupid question, but there should be packets of lubricant in the kit with the syringes.

I do not allow sleeping in the clinic unless I have doctor's orders, or a parent is on their way to get a student. I am at a 9th-grade campus, and attendance is taken every class period. If a student is feeling bad enough to not be able to sit in c...

I was hired over summer break. I was handed the keys, and given half a day to train on the computer system. The rest I figured out on my own. Now, my district offers more training, and a two-year mentorship program.

I am responsible for 1200 9th-graders at one campus, and I have a full-time aide.

We have a 2-year mentoring program in my district, but there are really no guidelines. New nurses get about 1/2 day of training on our software, and a full day of inservice with all of the nurses in our district; that's pretty much it. I'm acting a...